The conservative leadership in this state is clearly not invested in proactive policies to address reproductive and sexual health for anyone, let alone for teenagers. So concerned parents, educators and students in Gwinnett County are taking matters into their own hands. Young people are sexually active, that is just reality and it has been the… [Read More]

Parents and former students of the Gwinnett County school system are fighting back against their district’s “abstinence-only” sex ed curriculum due to the material’s inappropriate content and lack of information about contraception. The curriculum, called “Choosing The Best,” is the same awful curriculum students from Monroe County’s sole public high school fought last year. In… [Read More]

Gwinnett County commissioner Tommy Hunter is now suing the Ethics Board, shortly before they found him in violation of the county’s ethics code. Hunter got into hot water earlier this year when he called Congressman John Lewis a “racist pig,” and described Democrats as “demonrats” and “libtards.” A dedicated group went to every, single commissioners meeting… [Read More]

It’s almost election day, and over at Better Georgia we are feeling the final push. We recorded this episode on the Friday before the election, so all of our information is from polls and articles before the weekend. There have been some clear signs that Amendment 1, the school takeover amendment, might fail, which is… [Read More]

In the wake of many high-profile police shootings involving black victims and white officers, many high school and college students are holding non-violent protests including sitting or kneeling during the National Anthem at sporting events. Inspired by 49ers player Colin Kaepernick who started kneeling in protest in August to protest police shootings, many high school… [Read More]

Gwinnett County is a’changing, and local races can expect to feel that impact. State House races for Lawrenceville and Lilburn are predicted to play out Georgia’s purple future. BJ Pak, who just retired from his HD 108 seat, representing Lilburn and surrounding areas, told the AJC he expects the seat to be competitive by 2020…. [Read More]